Mayor Villaraigosa continues to implement his vision of a more transit-oriented Los Angeles, this week announcing creation of a TOD Corridors Cabinet to ensure the coordination and collaboration of eight city departments with a focus on TOD. Move LA will stage the first public meeting of the Cabinet before an audience at Union Station on January 31, and the mayor, mayoral candidates and the leadership of the California Legislature will be part of the show.

Move LA’s Denny Zane and Gloria Ohland were quoted in a Streetsblog story about the mayor’s announcement. Denny Zane said: ”Thanks to voter approval of Measure R in 2008, Los Angeles, both city and county, are on the verge of a transit transformation. Move L.A. applauds Mayor Villaraigosa’s initiative . . .

Added Gloria: “The TOD Corridors Cabinet is a very sophisticated 21st century approach, a new work paradigm that’s all about cooperation and coordination whereas the 20th century was about working in silos, often at cross purposes. For example, LA DOT will widen streets around stations to mitigate projected traffic increases, while Metro spends money trying to make station areas more walkable . . ."

Read the mayor's Executive Order regarding the TOD Cabinet on Streetsblog.